SCOTUS grants cert in first major religion clause case in the Kavanaugh era.

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Very interesting . . . SCOTUS grants cert in first major religion clause case in the Kavanaugh era. The issue is the constitutionality of a public, cross-shaped war memorial. Here's how the cert petition framed the issue:

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[CurtEastPoint]

1. "merely"

[Kablooie]

2. Is this worth fighting over?

The cross symbol is commonly used to represent a tombstone in the west.
Sure it originally came from Christianity but it seems to me it's moved beyond that over the years to have a generic meaning of death as well. Also it was erected shortly after the war so the monument has historical value.

A new monument that is made in the shape of a cross in defiance of current standards might be objectionable but I don't see the value of trying to rejigger the past to fit modern standards.

(With exceptions of course such as racist iconography that demeans people.)

[gunsmoker]

4. Symbol of Death

Quote: “Sure, it originally came from Christianity but it seems to me it's moved beyond that over the years to have a generic meaning of death as well.”

Yep. Consider all the people who put a cross-shaped grave marker over their PETS buried in the back yard.

93 years ago, I don’t think everyone in that town would have agreed that only Christians died fighting the Great War. Even then, the cross was a symbol of death regardless of the faith of the fallen.

[demigoddess]

3. or... who paid for the memorial. If not the government then it is under freedom of religion.